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Chapter 21 section 1
Biology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities | biome |
| a treeless plain that is located in the Artic or Antartic and that is charaterized by very low winter temperatures | tundra |
| in artic regions, the permanently frozen layer of soil or subsoil | permafrost |
| a region of forest or jungle that is located near the equater and that is characterized by large amounts of rainand little variation in temperature | tropical forest |
| the layers of treetops that shade the forest floor | canopy |
| a plant that uses another plant for support, but not for nurishment | epiphyte |
| a tree belonging to a group of tree species that bear their seeds in cones and tend to be evergreen | coniferous tree |
| a tree that sheds and regrows its leavesin response to seasonal changes | decidious tree |
| a region of forest that has pronounced seasons, moderate temperatures, and moderate percipitation | temperate deciduous forest |
| a region of evergreen coniferous forest below the artic and subartic tundra regions | taiga |
| a region that has cold winters and rainfall that is intermediate between that of the forestand a desert | temperate grassland |
| a plain full of grasses and scattered trees and shrubs | savanna |
| a type of vegetation that includes broad-leaved evergreen shrubs and that is located in areas with hot dry summers and mild wet winters | chaparral |
| a region that has little to no vegetation, long periods without rain, and extreme temperatures | desert |
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